This was the 21-year-old Darja\u2019s 15th ITF title overall, which she made more memorable by winning the doubles title as well on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI am feeling very happy to take two titles home. I think Bengaluru is lucky for me,\u201d said Darja who took home the winner\u2019s cheque of US $ 6094 while earning 50 WTA points each for her singles and doubles victory. Carole won the runner-up cheque for US $ 3257 while earning 33 WTA points for her effort.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Sunday crowd which had gathered in sizable numbers was expecting a closely fought affair, considering the epic battles the contestants had won in their respective previous rounds. Perhaps the exhaustion came into play when it mattered the most.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After two early breaks in the first and the third game, the top seed was cruising at 3-0 when Carole showed signs of a comeback and broke her opponent\u2019s serve in the 4th game. However, the rush of form was short-lived as Darja, who would probably get a significant jump in her current ranking of 142 in the world, took advantage of the error-prone rival to win the next three games and the first set 6-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the second set too, Darja with a break in the second led 3-0 when Carole took a medical break to attend to her nagging back ache. However, she was 15-40 in the fourth game when she could not take the pain anymore and retired.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Results (pre-fix indicates seeding):<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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